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2 Urdu couplets and shers with zaahir

zaahir(m): evident, visible

Description of zaahir: Zaahir in Urdu means apparent, evident, or outwardly visible, referring to something clear on the surface or in plain sight. Unlike batin , it emphasizes the external or observable aspect without delving into concealed depths. Differs from qaabil , as zaahir denotes what is already manifest and conspicuous. In Urdu poetry, it evokes the beloved's radiant beauty shining openly, as in Ghalib's verses on love's overt signs.

1 / 2: zaahir

apne chehre se jo zaahir hai chhupaaye kaise

teri marzi ke mutaabiq

nazar aaye kaise

how can one hide what is

evident on the face?

how can it appear

just as you wish?

Waseem Barelvi (4)

chehre (m) (6)

face, countenance

zaahir (m) (2)

evident, visible

chhupaaye (3)

hidden

marzi (f) (1)

wish

mutaabiq (m) (1)

according to

nazar (f) (32)

perspective, sight

Theme: Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

2 / 2: zaahir

ahbaab ka shikwa kya kijiye khud zaahir-o-baatin ek nahin

lub oopar oopar hanste hain

dil andar andar rota hai

what use complaining of friends, when

what’s visible and hidden are different

their lips seem to smile

while they are weeping inside

Hafeez Jalandhari (1)

shikwa (m) (3)

complaint

ahbaab (m) (1)

dear ones, darling

zaahir (m) (2)

evident, visible

baatin (m) (1)

hidden, concealed

lub (m) (1)

lip

hanste (1)

smile

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